ME.TRAVELBLOG
  • ID-en
  • OUR.MAGAZINE
    • ME.ACTIVE
    • ME.TUDE
    • ME.SPOT
    • ME.TALK
    • ME.NEWS
    • ME.FICTION
  • VISUAL.SHOTS
    • INSPIRING.VIDEO
    • MUSIC.VIDEO
    • ME.VIDEO
    • ME.PHOTO
  • COUNTRIES
    • EUROPE
    • ASIA
    • AMERICA
    • AFRICA
    • OCEANIA
  • LIFESTYLE
    • FOOD.&.OUT
    • ME.MUSIC
    • RECIPE
    • MORE
  • CULTURE
    • INSPIRING.BOOK
    • EXHIBITION
    • MUSEUM
    • MORE
  • TRAVEL
    • BUDGET.FRIENDLY
    • CITY.EXPLORERS
    • SLEEPING.BASE
    • BACKPACKING
    • CYCLING
    • HIKING
    • MORE
  • PLUS+
    • SUBSCRIBE
    • OUR TEAM
    • CONTACT
    • ABOUT
    • Site Map
  • ID-en
  • OUR.MAGAZINE
    • ME.ACTIVE
    • ME.TUDE
    • ME.SPOT
    • ME.TALK
    • ME.NEWS
    • ME.FICTION
  • VISUAL.SHOTS
    • INSPIRING.VIDEO
    • MUSIC.VIDEO
    • ME.VIDEO
    • ME.PHOTO
  • COUNTRIES
    • EUROPE
    • ASIA
    • AMERICA
    • AFRICA
    • OCEANIA
  • LIFESTYLE
    • FOOD.&.OUT
    • ME.MUSIC
    • RECIPE
    • MORE
  • CULTURE
    • INSPIRING.BOOK
    • EXHIBITION
    • MUSEUM
    • MORE
  • TRAVEL
    • BUDGET.FRIENDLY
    • CITY.EXPLORERS
    • SLEEPING.BASE
    • BACKPACKING
    • CYCLING
    • HIKING
    • MORE
  • PLUS+
    • SUBSCRIBE
    • OUR TEAM
    • CONTACT
    • ABOUT
    • Site Map
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

12/10/2019

The Islamic World in the British Museum in London

Picture
ME.SPOT - Do you like culture and history? And do you see any chance to be in London? Then it’s worth to pass by in the British Museum an discover the recently opened gallery ‘The Islamic World’.
by Hanan
The ‘Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World’ represents an exciting new vision, displayed across two magnificent refurbished galleries at the heart of the British Museum. The British Museum’s Islamic collection comprises a broad and diverse spectrum of the material culture produced from the seventh century to the present day in the Islamic world, a series of regions stretching from West Africa to Southeast Asia. From archaeological material to contemporary art, from the paintings and vessels made for royal patrons to the evocative objects of daily life, this new gallery brings together the stories of interconnected worlds across time and geography.

Two rooms

The gallery comprises two rooms presenting the cultures of the Islamic world. They highlight both the diversity of peoples and their traditions, and the connections between them.
The first room covers the period up to 1500 through chronological and thematic displays featuring topics such as global trade and exchange and luxury arts. The second room covers the period from 1500 to the present day. It features courtly culture, textiles and jewellery, arts of the book and contemporary art. The objects in these two rooms reflects perfect the strength of the museum’s wide-ranging collection.

Pioneering

The gallery is the result of several years of planning and detailed research. The aim has been to rethink how the Islamic world could be displayed to present the collection in new and exciting ways for the visitors, and to show the cultural diversity of this vast region.
The gallery is pioneering for many reasons. It offers creative ways for visitors to engage with the cultures of the Islamic world, from listening to music and stories, to films about how objects were made. They worked with a group of digital specialists, filmmakers and sound engineers to help bring audio-visual context to the objects on display, giving the galleries a new richness. In addition, light sensitive works such as paintings, calligraphies and textiles are on display for the first time, thanks to the expertise of conservators, scientists and mount-makers. These displays will rotate regularly, offering something new to see in the gallery on each visit.

Albukhary Foundation

The British Museum’s gallery ‘The Islamic world’ and the corresponding website, was made possible thanks to the donation from the Albukhary Foundation. The Albukhary Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Malaysia with an international presence. For the past forty years, it has been promoting goodwill through education and cultural heritage.
Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World
​The British Museum
Free, open daily 10.00-17.30,
Fridays: open until 20.30
​
www.islamicworld.britishmuseum.org
UNITED KINGDOM | ME.SPOT | MUSEUM |
​ISLAM

Picture
POST BY
Thierry Hanan Scheers
With a backpack  and hiking boots Hanan travels around the world. Destination? Somewhere, nowhere and everywhere.
backpacker and storyteller
PHOTO
Thierry Hanan Scheers
12 October 2019

Comments are closed.

- MORE FROM ME.TRAVELBLOG

TRAVEL

Picture
Discovering the wonders of Dubrovnik: a journey through Croatia's Pearl of the Adriatic
​- by Hanan
Picture
Budget-friendly adventure: 7 backpacking travel trends to explore the world
​- by Hanan
Picture
Hiking through the untouched beauty of Belgian Luxembourg: a journey from Melreux to La Roche-en-Ardenne
​- by Hanan
Picture
Unveiling the natural wonder of Indonesia: experience the magic of Harau Valley in Sumatra
​- by Hanan
Picture
A journey through the mystical High Fens: hiking across borders and through a stunning nature reserve
- by Hanan
Picture
Why I think Kuta in Bali is a nice place for backpackers?
​- by Hanan

CULTURE

Picture
Riding the rails of Ramadan: a spiritual journey from Jakarta to Surabaya
​- by Hanan
Picture
Experience the silence: my Nyepi Day in Bali
​- by Hanan
Picture
The Islamic World in the British Museum in London
​- by Hanan
Picture
St-Anne's Museum in Lübeck on the Baltic Sea
​- by Hanan
Picture
Pearls of Java - Prambanan
​​- by Hanan
Picture
Walk Ireland's poignant National Famine Way
​- by Hanan

LIFESTYLE

Picture
​How to indulge in French delights in the mountains: 4 Pyrenees specialties
​- by Hanan
Picture
Stray Kids takes Indonesia by storm: the phenomenon sweeping the nation's youth culture
​- by Hanan
Picture
​Indomie-nificent: the mouth-watering noodle love affair of Indonesians
​- by Hanan
Picture
Discover halal food in Chiang Mai: a foodie's guide to Thailand's vibrant city
​- by Hanan
Picture
10 Indonesian coffees you may never heard of before
​- by Hanan
Picture
A spicy Indonesian Ramadan
​- by Hanan

ME.TRAVELBLOG is in the first place an online travel magazine, with extra focus to culture and other related matters. It contains travel tips for adventurers, backpackers and people who like to travel. We try to give you a nice dose of travel inspiration, so that your bucket list won't stay empty for long. From backpacking or hiking adventures to city trips, or beach holidays in paradise destinations. In short, ME.TRAVELBLOG is a world trip through various continents. Are you ready to travel?

ME.TRAVELBLOG

ME.ACTIVE
ME.TUDE
ME.SPOT
ME.TALK
ME.NEWS
​ME.FICTION

VISUAL.SHOTS

INSPIRING.VIDEO
​MUSIC.VIDEO
ME.VIDEO
ME.PHOTO

LIFESTYLE

FOOD.&.OUT
ME.MUSIC
​RECIPE
​MORE

CULTURE

INSPIRING.BOOK
EXHIBITION
MUSEUM
​MORE

TRAVEL

BUDGET.FRIENDLY
CITY.EXPLORERS
SLEEPING.BASE
​BACKPACKING
CYCLING
HIKING
MORE

PLUS+

SUBSCRIBE
OUR TEAM
CONTACT
​ABOUT
About - Contact - Privacy policy - Site map
​©​ metravelblog.org - 'ME.TRAVELBLOG'
​Thierry Hanan Scheers
​
2011-2023 All rights reserved
ME.TRAVELBLOG | MATA.NUSANTARA